CASE STUDY
My Case Study is the Kartal-Pendik Master Plan in Istanbul, Turkey which was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. This is an interesting case study of parametric Urbanism as it takes the basic infrastructure and urban context as the design framework where the building forms create programmatic intensity.
DESIGN INTENT
I. Basic Urban Grid
First I created an urban grid system in grasshopper where the lines represent the center lines of roads.
The block size will enlarge when the block size factor is a positive number and it will decrease in size when the factor is a negative number.
b. Road Width
c. Inner Courtyard
Using the same attractor points to generate various frontage space from high rise to low rise buildings, the space dimension was remapped according to the distance between the center of each block to the attractor points.
In this way, a series of inner courtyard spaces dimension was created.
d. Building Height Control
By using the same attractor points as the block size control, and the vector calculation in the direction of z axis, different height number according to the distance between block corner to the attractor points was achieved..
3. Physically-based Model in Kangaroo and Weaverbird
4. Curvature Analyses through Zebra
My Case Study is the Kartal-Pendik Master Plan in Istanbul, Turkey which was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. This is an interesting case study of parametric Urbanism as it takes the basic infrastructure and urban context as the design framework where the building forms create programmatic intensity.
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| Master Plan Render Source: http://www.zaha-hadid.com/masterplans/kartal-pendik-masterplan/ |
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| Perspective of Master Plan Source: http://www.zaha-hadid.com/masterplans/kartal-pendik-masterplan/ |
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| Perspective of Building Forms Source: http://www.zaha-hadid.com/masterplans/kartal-pendik-masterplan/ |
DESIGN INTENT
My design intent is to create a framework of an urban grid with the parameters of urban block size, road width, inner courtyard and building heights. These elements will be controlled by a system of attractor points which can be translated into points of interest such as grocery, park, schools, banks, post office etc. in an urban fabric. Depending on the location of these points and the distance from them, the height of the buildings will be changed accordingly. The closer to the attractor points, the higher the density and the farther from the attractor points, the lower the density.
I. Basic Urban Grid
First I created an urban grid system in grasshopper where the lines represent the center lines of roads.
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2. Block Form Control with Attractor Points
a. Block Size
Multiple individual attractor points were added to the basic grid system. Each point has a attraction or a repulsion according to their locations and distance from them. By using the vector calculation between each intersection and control points, we can change the block form.
The block size will enlarge when the block size factor is a positive number and it will decrease in size when the factor is a negative number.
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b. Road Width
By creating polylines with intersection points and scaling the polylines by road width rate, the block boundary was created. If the control points are moved, the block boundary will change accordingly.
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Using the same attractor points to generate various frontage space from high rise to low rise buildings, the space dimension was remapped according to the distance between the center of each block to the attractor points.
In this way, a series of inner courtyard spaces dimension was created.
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By using the same attractor points as the block size control, and the vector calculation in the direction of z axis, different height number according to the distance between block corner to the attractor points was achieved..
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